Foul Play

Foul Play

イカサマ Trickery

Generation:	V

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	95
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	15, max: 24
Affects:	Selected target
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Protect/Detect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Foul Play (Japanese: イカサマ, Hepburn: Trickery) is a Dark-type move introduced in Generation V. It is the Dark-type version of Play Rough.

Description

Games	Description
BWB2W2	The user turns the target's power against it. The higher the target's Attack stat, the greater the damage.
XYORAS SMUSUMPE	The user turns the target's power against it. The higher the target's Attack stat, the greater the move's power.
SwShBDSPLA	The user turns the target's power against it. The higher the target's Attack stat, the greater the damage it deals.
SV	The user turns the target's strength against it. The higher the target's Attack stat, the greater the damage this move inflicts.

Effect

Foul Play deals damage. The damage dealt is calculated from the target's Attack stat instead of the user's.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Umbreon	dark	Field				1BDSP
	Murkrow	dark/flying	Flying	45	45	45	45BDSP	40
	Houndour	dark/fire	Field	40	40	40	40BDSP	40
	Houndoom	dark/fire	Field	45	45	45	45BDSP	45
	Sableye	dark/ghost	Human-Like	50	50XY 41ORAS	41	48	48
	Kecleon	normal	Field				50BDSP
	Honchkrow	dark/flying	Flying	45	45	45	45BDSP	45
	Darkrai	dark	Undiscovered				38BDSP
	Sandile	ground/dark	Field	37	37	37	33SwSh	33
	Krokorok	ground/dark	Field	40	40	40	35SwSh	33
	Krookodile	ground/dark	Field	42	42	42	35SwSh	35
	Zorua	dark	Field	29	29	29	48SwSh	48
	Zorua	normal/ghost	Field					48
	Zoroark	dark	Field	29	29	29	58SwSh	58
	Zoroark	normal/ghost	Field					58
	Inkay	dark/psychic	Water 1/Water 2		8	8	33SwSh
	Malamar	dark/psychic	Water 1/Water 2		8	8	37SwSh
	Klefki	steel/fairy	Mineral		27	27	48SwSh	48
	Yveltal	dark/flying	Undiscovered		51	51	60SwSh
	Oranguru	normal/psychic	Field			36	55SwSh	55
	Nickit	dark	Field				36SwSh
	Thievul	dark	Field				46SwSh
	Impidimp	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like				44SwSh	44
	Morgrem	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like				52SwSh	52
	Grimmsnarl	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like				56SwSh	56
	Wo-Chien	dark/grass	Undiscovered					55
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM/TR

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Vulpix	fire	Field			TM21PE	TR81SwSh
	Vulpix	ice	Field			TM21PE	TR81SwSh
	Ninetales	fire	Field			TM21PE	TR81SwSh
	Ninetales	ice/fairy	Field			TM21PE	TR81SwSh
	Diglett	ground	Field					TM062
	Diglett	ground/steel	Field					TM062
	Dugtrio	ground	Field					TM062
	Dugtrio	ground/steel	Field					TM062
	Meowth	normal	Field			TM21PE	TR81SwSh	TM062
	Meowth	dark	Field			TM21PE	TR81SwSh	TM062
	Meowth	steel	Field				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Persian	normal	Field			TM21PE	TR81SwSh	TM062
	Persian	dark	Field			TM21PE	TR81SwSh	TM062
	Abra	psychic	Human-Like			TM21PE	TR81SwSh
	Kadabra	psychic	Human-Like			TM21PE	TR81SwSh
	Alakazam	psychic	Human-Like			TM21PE	TR81SwSh
	Slowpoke	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1					TM062
	Slowpoke	psychic	Monster/Water 1				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Slowbro	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1			TM21PE	TR81SwSh	TM062
	Slowbro	poison/psychic	Monster/Water 1				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Muk	poison/dark	Amorphous			TM21PE
	Gastly	ghost/poison	Amorphous			TM21PE	TR81SwSh	TM062
	Haunter	ghost/poison	Amorphous			TM21PE	TR81SwSh	TM062
	Gengar	ghost/poison	Amorphous			TM21PE	TR81SwSh	TM062
	Drowzee	psychic	Human-Like			TM21PE		TM062
	Hypno	psychic	Human-Like			TM21PE		TM062
	Voltorb	electric	Mineral			TM21PE		TM062
	Voltorb	electric/grass	Mineral					TM062
	Electrode	electric	Mineral			TM21PE		TM062
	Electrode	electric/grass	Mineral					TM062
	Mr. Mime	psychic/fairy	Human-Like			TM21PE	TR81SwSh
	Mr. Mime	ice/psychic	Human-Like				TR81SwSh
	Porygon	normal	Mineral			TM21PE	TR81SwSh
	Moltres	dark/flying	Undiscovered				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Mewtwo	psychic	Undiscovered			TM21PE	TR81SwSh	TM062
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered			TM21PE	TR81SwSh	TM062
	Xatu	psychic/flying	Flying				TR81SwSh
	Sudowoodo	rock	Mineral				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Umbreon	dark	Field				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Murkrow	dark/flying	Flying					TM062
	Slowking	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Slowking	poison/psychic	Monster/Water 1				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Misdreavus	ghost	Amorphous					TM062
	Girafarig	normal/psychic	Field					TM062
	Sneasel	dark/ice	Field				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Delibird	ice/flying	Water 1/Field					TM062
	Houndour	dark/fire	Field					TM062
	Houndoom	dark/fire	Field					TM062
	Porygon2	normal	Mineral				TR81SwSh
	Tyranitar	rock/dark	Monster				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Seedot	grass	Field/Grass				TR81SwSh
	Nuzleaf	grass/dark	Field/Grass				TR81SwSh
	Shiftry	grass/dark	Field/Grass				TR81SwSh
	Masquerain	bug/flying	Water 1/Bug					TM062
	Sableye	dark/ghost	Human-Like				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Mawile	steel/fairy	Field/Fairy				TR81SwSh
	Cacnea	grass	Grass/Human-Like					TM062
	Cacturne	grass/dark	Grass/Human-Like					TM062
	Shuppet	ghost	Amorphous					TM062
	Banette	ghost	Amorphous					TM062
	Absol	dark	Field				TR81SwSh
	Glalie	ice	Fairy/Mineral					TM062
	Mismagius	ghost	Amorphous					TM062
	Honchkrow	dark/flying	Flying					TM062
	Stunky	poison/dark	Field				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Skuntank	poison/dark	Field				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Bonsly	rock	Undiscovered				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Spiritomb	ghost/dark	Amorphous				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Croagunk	poison/fighting	Human-Like				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Toxicroak	poison/fighting	Human-Like				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Weavile	dark/ice	Field				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Porygon-Z	normal	Mineral				TR81SwSh
	Rotom	electric/ghost	Amorphous				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Uxie	psychic	Undiscovered				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Arceus	normal	Undiscovered					TM062
	Purrloin	dark	Field				TR81SwSh
	Liepard	dark	Field				TR81SwSh
	Sandile	ground/dark	Field				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Krokorok	ground/dark	Field				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Krookodile	ground/dark	Field				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Scraggy	dark/fighting	Field/Dragon				TR81SwSh
	Scrafty	dark/fighting	Field/Dragon				TR81SwSh
	Zorua	dark	Field				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Zorua	normal/ghost	Field					TM062
	Zoroark	dark	Field				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Zoroark	normal/ghost	Field					TM062
	Gothita	psychic	Human-Like				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Gothorita	psychic	Human-Like				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Gothitelle	psychic	Human-Like				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Foongus	grass/poison	Grass				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Amoonguss	grass/poison	Grass				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Stunfisk	ground/electric	Water 1/Amorphous				TR81SwSh
	Stunfisk	ground/steel	Water 1/Amorphous				TR81SwSh
	Pawniard	dark/steel	Human-Like				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Bisharp	dark/steel	Human-Like				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Vullaby	dark/flying	Flying				TR81SwSh
	Mandibuzz	dark/flying	Flying				TR81SwSh
	Tornadus	flying	Undiscovered				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Thundurus	electric/flying	Undiscovered				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Fennekin	fire	Field					TM062
	Braixen	fire	Field					TM062
	Delphox	fire/psychic	Field					TM062
	Diggersby	normal/ground	Field				TR81SwSh
	Pancham	fighting	Field/Human-Like				TR81SwSh
	Pangoro	fighting/dark	Field/Human-Like				TR81SwSh
	Inkay	dark/psychic	Water 1/Water 2				TR81SwSh
	Malamar	dark/psychic	Water 1/Water 2				TR81SwSh
	Klefki	steel/fairy	Mineral				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Phantump	ghost/grass	Grass/Amorphous				TR81SwSh
	Trevenant	ghost/grass	Grass/Amorphous				TR81SwSh
	Pumpkaboo	ghost/grass	Amorphous				TR81SwSh
	Gourgeist	ghost/grass	Amorphous				TR81SwSh
	Yveltal	dark/flying	Undiscovered				TR81SwSh
	Hoopa	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered					TM062
	Hoopa	psychic/dark	Undiscovered					TM062
	Lycanroc	rock	Field					TM062
	Salandit	poison/fire	Monster/Dragon				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Salazzle	poison/fire	Monster/Dragon				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Oranguru	normal/psychic	Field				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Pheromosa	bug/fighting	Undiscovered				TR81SwSh
	Marshadow	fighting/ghost	Undiscovered				TR81SwSh
	Blacephalon	fire/ghost	Undiscovered				TR81SwSh
	Nickit	dark	Field				TR81SwSh
	Thievul	dark	Field				TR81SwSh
	Sinistea	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Polteageist	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Impidimp	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Morgrem	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Grimmsnarl	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Perrserker	steel	Field				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Mr. Rime	ice/psychic	Human-Like				TR81SwSh
	Morpeko	electric/dark	Field				TR81SwSh
	Duraludon	steel/dragon	Mineral/Dragon				TR81SwSh
	Urshifu	fighting/dark	Undiscovered				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Spectrier	ghost	Undiscovered				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Calyrex	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered				TR81SwSh	TM062
	Meowscarada	grass/dark	Field/Grass					TM062
	Squawkabilly	normal/flying	Flying					TM062
	Shroodle	poison/normal	Field					TM062
	Grafaiai	poison/normal	Field					TM062
	Toedscool	ground/grass	Grass					TM062
	Toedscruel	ground/grass	Grass					TM062
	Flittle	psychic	Flying					TM062
	Espathra	psychic	Flying					TM062
	Tinkatink	fairy/steel	Fairy					TM062
	Tinkatuff	fairy/steel	Fairy					TM062
	Tinkaton	fairy/steel	Fairy					TM062
	Wiglett	water	Water 3					TM062
	Wugtrio	water	Water 3					TM062
	Bombirdier	flying/dark	Flying					TM062
	Farigiraf	normal/psychic	Field					TM062
	Kingambit	dark/steel	Human-Like					TM062
	Wo-Chien	dark/grass	Undiscovered					TM062
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By Move Tutor

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Games
	Vulpix	fire	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Vulpix	ice	Field	USUM
	Ninetales	fire	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Ninetales	ice/fairy	Field	USUM
	Meowth	normal	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Meowth	dark	Field	USUM
	Persian	normal	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Persian	dark	Field	USUM
	Abra	psychic	Human-Like	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Kadabra	psychic	Human-Like	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Alakazam	psychic	Human-Like	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Slowbro	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Gastly	ghost/poison	Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Haunter	ghost/poison	Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Gengar	ghost/poison	Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Drowzee	psychic	Human-Like	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Hypno	psychic	Human-Like	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Voltorb	electric	Mineral	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Electrode	electric	Mineral	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Mr. Mime	psychic/fairy	Human-Like	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Porygon	normal	Mineral	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Mewtwo	psychic	Undiscovered	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Spinarak	bug/poison	Bug	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Ariados	bug/poison	Bug	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Xatu	psychic/flying	Flying	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Sudowoodo	rock	Mineral	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Aipom	normal	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Umbreon	dark	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Murkrow	dark/flying	Flying	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Slowking	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Misdreavus	ghost	Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Girafarig	normal/psychic	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Sneasel	dark/ice	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Houndour	dark/fire	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Houndoom	dark/fire	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Porygon2	normal	Mineral	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Tyranitar	rock/dark	Monster	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Poochyena	dark	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Mightyena	dark	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Seedot	grass	Field/Grass	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Nuzleaf	grass/dark	Field/Grass	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Shiftry	grass/dark	Field/Grass	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Sableye	dark/ghost	Human-Like	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Mawile	steel/fairy	Field/Fairy	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Cacturne	grass/dark	Grass/Human-Like	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Kecleon	normal	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Shuppet	ghost	Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Banette	ghost	Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Absol	dark	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Ambipom	normal	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Mismagius	ghost	Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Honchkrow	dark/flying	Flying	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Glameow	normal	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Purugly	normal	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Stunky	poison/dark	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Skuntank	poison/dark	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Bonsly	rock	Undiscovered	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Spiritomb	ghost/dark	Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Croagunk	poison/fighting	Human-Like	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Toxicroak	poison/fighting	Human-Like	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Weavile	dark/ice	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Porygon-Z	normal	Mineral	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Rotom	electric/ghost	Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Uxie	psychic	Undiscovered	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Darkrai	dark	Undiscovered	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Purrloin	dark	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Liepard	dark	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Sandile	ground/dark	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Krokorok	ground/dark	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Krookodile	ground/dark	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Scraggy	dark/fighting	Field/Dragon	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Scrafty	dark/fighting	Field/Dragon	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Zorua	dark	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Zoroark	dark	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Gothita	psychic	Human-Like	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Gothorita	psychic	Human-Like	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Gothitelle	psychic	Human-Like	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Foongus	grass/poison	Grass	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Amoonguss	grass/poison	Grass	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Stunfisk	ground/electric	Water 1/Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Pawniard	dark/steel	Human-Like	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Bisharp	dark/steel	Human-Like	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Vullaby	dark/flying	Flying	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Mandibuzz	dark/flying	Flying	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Tornadus	flying	Undiscovered	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Thundurus	electric/flying	Undiscovered	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Fennekin	fire	Field	ORAS USUM
	Braixen	fire	Field	ORAS USUM
	Delphox	fire/psychic	Field	ORAS USUM
	Diggersby	normal/ground	Field	ORAS USUM
	Pancham	fighting	Field/Human-Like	ORAS USUM
	Pangoro	fighting/dark	Field/Human-Like	ORAS USUM
	Inkay	dark/psychic	Water 1/Water 2	ORAS USUM
	Malamar	dark/psychic	Water 1/Water 2	ORAS USUM
	Klefki	steel/fairy	Mineral	ORAS USUM
	Phantump	ghost/grass	Grass/Amorphous	ORAS USUM
	Trevenant	ghost/grass	Grass/Amorphous	ORAS USUM
	Pumpkaboo	ghost/grass	Amorphous	ORAS USUM
	Gourgeist	ghost/grass	Amorphous	ORAS USUM
	Yveltal	dark/flying	Undiscovered	ORAS USUM
	Hoopa	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered	ORAS USUM
	Hoopa	psychic/dark	Undiscovered	ORAS USUM
	Lycanroc	rock	Field	USUM
	Salandit	poison/fire	Monster/Dragon	USUM
	Salazzle	poison/fire	Monster/Dragon	USUM
	Oranguru	normal/psychic	Field	USUM
	Nihilego	rock/poison	Undiscovered	USUM
	Pheromosa	bug/fighting	Undiscovered	USUM
	Marshadow	fighting/ghost	Undiscovered	USUM
	Blacephalon	fire/ghost	Undiscovered	USUM
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Gallery

• Games

Main games

Foul Play depicted in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!

Foul Play depicted in Generation VIII